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Final Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management Plan, Great Falls, Park, VA.

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[Federal Register: December 11, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 237)]
[Notices]
[Page 70341-70342]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Final Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management
Plan, Great Falls, Park, VA.

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact
Statement for the General Management Plan, Great Falls Park, Virginia.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42
U.S.C. 4332(c), the National Park Service (NPS) announces the
availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the
General Management Plan, Great Falls Park, Virginia (FEIS/GMP),
administered by the George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP), a unit
of the National Park System.

DATES: The NPS will execute a Record of Decision no sooner than 30 days
following publication by the Environmental Protection Agency of the
notice of availability of the FEIS/GMP. A 60-day public review period
took place on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the General
Management Plan (DEIS/GMP), Great Falls Park, Virginia, from October
15, to December 15, 2005 (70 FR 47853). Responses to public comment are
addressed in the FEIS/GMP.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this FEIS/GMP may be submitted in writing to:
Mr. David Vela, Superintendent, George Washington Memorial Parkway,
Turkey Run Park, McLean, Virginia 22101; emailed to
gwmp_superintendent@nps.gov; or submitted via an electronic link at
http://parkplanning.nps.gov. To submit comments on 
http://parkplanning.nps.gov, click on the link ``Plans/Documents Open
for Comment'' and follow that link to ``Great Falls Park GMP/EIS.''
    The FEIS/GMP will be available for public inspection Monday through
Friday, 8 a.m. through 4 p.m., at the GWMP Headquarters, Turkey Run
Park, McLean, Virginia 22101, and at the following sites: Great Falls
Park, Virginia, Visitor Center, 9200 Old Dominion Drive, McLean,
Virginia 22101, (703) 285-2965; Office of the Chief of Planning,
National Capital Region, National Park Service, 1100 Ohio Drive SW.,
Washington, D.C. 20242, (202) 619-7277; Great Falls Library, 9830A
Georgetown Pike, Great Falls, Virginia; and at 
http://www.nps.gov/gwmp/parkmgmt/documents.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Vela, Superintendent, George
Washington Memorial Parkway, Turkey Run Park, McLean, Virginia, 22102,
(703) 289-2500, or Mr. Walter McDowney, Site Manager, Great Falls Park,
Virginia, 9300 Old Dominion Drive, McLean, Virginia 22101, (703) 285-2965.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FEIS/GMP analyzes two alternatives for
managing Great Falls Park, Virginia. The plan is intended to provide a
foundation to help park managers guide park programs and set priorities
for the management of Great Falls, Park, Virginia, for the next 20
years. The FEIS/GMP evaluates the environmental consequences of the
preferred alternative and the status quo alternative on natural and
cultural resources, recreational opportunities, traditional park
character and visitor experience ,and public health and safety.
    Alternative A, ``Status Quo/Continuation of Current Conditions,''
maintains the status quo in the park, and describes resource conditions
where existing practices continue to guide park practices. This
alternative does not address resource protection planning needs
including a Climbing Management Plan and a Trail Management Plan.
    Alternative B (Preferred Alternative [Modified]) is based on an
overall goal for the park of balancing opportunities for recreation
while protecting sensitive natural and cultural resources. The
preferred alternative described in the DEIS/GMP has been modified based
on public and agency Comments that were received, as well as additional
review by the internal planning team.
    All interested individuals, agencies, and organizations are urged
to provide comments on the FEIS/GMP. The NPS, in making a final
decision regarding this matter, will consider all comments received by
the closing date.
    Our practice is to make comments, including names and home
addresses of respondents, available for public review during regular
business hours. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail
address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, be
advised that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made

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public at any time. While one can request in their comments to withhold
from pubic review personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee
that we will be able to do so. If you wish us to withhold your name
and/or address, you must state this prominently at the beginning of
your comment. We will make all submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.

    Dated: July 17, 2007.
Joseph M. Lawler,
Regional Director, National Capital Region.
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